This is so crazy that I spent a significant time fact-checking to confirm this video is real and not a Deep Fake or AI. But it’s real and it’s absolutely stunning that the Police Chief in Portland, a man named Bob Day, literally broke down at the podium and started crying. Crying in public as a grown man is bad enough. Doing it as the Police Chief is worse. But doing it not because something happened to the citizens you were supposed to serve and protect, but because two people reportedly connected to the extremely violent narco-terrorist gang Tren de Aragua were shot is beyond the pale. Watch here: NEW: Portland Police Chief Bob Day starts crying, wipes his eyes with a handkerchief after reluctantly admitting the people who were shot by CBP were connected to Tren de Aragua. Day said he didn’t want to victim blame and was considering keeping the info from the public. “I… pic.twitter.com/Ra7Ynppqki — Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) January 10, 2026 NEW: Portland Police Chief Bob Day starts crying, wipes his eyes with a handkerchief after reluctantly admitting the people who were shot by CBP were connected to Tren de Aragua. Day said he didn’t want to victim blame and was considering keeping the info from the public. “I hesitated to even share this information initially because I’m very aware of the historic injustice of victim blaming…” “Historically we have not been quick to disclose the potential criminal history of others… I want to speak for just a moment, specifically to my Latino community…” Unreal. As I said, I spent a significant amount of time fact-checking to confirm the video is real — and it is. From Grok: Yes, the video in the post from @CollinRugg (showing Portland Police Chief Bob Day becoming emotional/tearful during a press conference) appears to be real and authentic. It depicts a genuine moment from Chief Bob Day’s January 9, 2026, press conference (held the day after the January 8 shooting involving CBP agents and two Venezuelan nationals with suspected Tren de Aragua ties). Multiple credible news outlets, including Fox News, Daily Caller, RedState, KGW (local Portland station), and OregonLive, have reported on the event with matching details: Day wipes away tears with a handkerchief, expresses hesitation about sharing the gang connection info due to concerns over “victim blaming” and historical injustices, and directly addresses the Latino community while getting choked up. The clip has been widely circulated and embedded in these reports (e.g., from local TV sources like KPTV and KGW), with no indications from mainstream or local coverage that it’s fabricated, edited deceptively, or AI-generated. Searches for claims of it being a deepfake, AI, or fake turn up nothing credible — only the expected political backlash and mockery on social media, but no evidence of manipulation.This fits the context of Portland’s progressive policing environment and the chief’s emphasis on community trust amid immigration-related tensions. The emotion is real, even if controversial to many viewers. This man is unfit for the job of Police Chief and should be removed from office!